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relations and many argue without pakistan's help, recent gains by surge troops are for nothing. there are new talks they are trying to engage taliban leaders to stop fighting. >> it can be as brutal as the taliban sounds distasteful even unimaginable and diplomacy would be a lot easier if we only had to talk to our friends. >> but officials in washington say the attempted negotiations are not bearing any fruit and pakistan is actively trying to undermine them. u.s. drone strikes in the tribal areas resumed with two strikes in the past 24 hours but a recent analysis by the new america foundation found that of the hundreds of militants killed by u.s. drones last year, only two were on the u.s. most wanted list. >> u.s. agencies fired 118 predator missiles into pakistan last year, each missile costs about million dollars. they say focusing on high value targets misses the point, adding that no civilians were killed by predator strikes since last summer. >> brett: after the break, i'll talk to a retired general that has returned from that part of the world about the war and campaign
relations and many argue without pakistan's help, recent gains by surge troops are for nothing. there are new talks they are trying to engage taliban leaders to stop fighting. >> it can be as brutal as the taliban sounds distasteful even unimaginable and diplomacy would be a lot easier if we only had to talk to our friends. >> but officials in washington say the attempted negotiations are not bearing any fruit and pakistan is actively trying to undermine them. u.s. drone strikes in...
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and pakistan and then there's the fact that i cannot stand itself is nowhere near stable in fact many predict that the country will descend into violence the second america reduces their presence in any significant way and listen to how senator lindsey graham proposed permanent stays in the country not too long ago under the right circumstances i think it would really secure the gains we've made to have a u.s. . presence in afghanistan to air bases that would be good officials of the afghan security forces. sworn in as the way to make sure this country never goes back into the hands of the taliban. then there is of course the historical fact that the us has made a habit of building permanent military bases across the world and keeping them there for years and years and years and our war in afghanistan let me remind you has been the longest war in our country's history so all of a sudden we're going to defy all historical precedent in our longest war yet according the pentagon's bay structure report from two thousand and ten there are over a thousand u.s. bases worldwide let me remind
and pakistan and then there's the fact that i cannot stand itself is nowhere near stable in fact many predict that the country will descend into violence the second america reduces their presence in any significant way and listen to how senator lindsey graham proposed permanent stays in the country not too long ago under the right circumstances i think it would really secure the gains we've made to have a u.s. . presence in afghanistan to air bases that would be good officials of the afghan...
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most recent meeting two weeks ago where ambassador grossman who's now the envoy for afghanistan and pakistan told us this is a very fragile, difficult time. we know that for afghanistan. as we begin to draw down, what thauz that mean for their path to peace and stability and progress? american businesses will tell you if we want them to invest there, they won't do it without the presence of american security, that's very important for our government to know. >> are american businesses really willing to invest in afghanistan? >> they are. one of the most recent projects is with kate spade. kate spade has gone into afghanistan in the last year. they surveyed what tn opportunities are there for marketable products and going te marketableable products, and afghanistan has the third largest producer of cashmere, and they want a product made by afghan women and sold in kate spade stores here and online and they are willing to invest a lot of money i might add, but they have the support of the u.s. government and the u.s. military to give them access. >> anita mcbride, what a pleasure to see you ag
most recent meeting two weeks ago where ambassador grossman who's now the envoy for afghanistan and pakistan told us this is a very fragile, difficult time. we know that for afghanistan. as we begin to draw down, what thauz that mean for their path to peace and stability and progress? american businesses will tell you if we want them to invest there, they won't do it without the presence of american security, that's very important for our government to know. >> are american businesses...
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he's the father of pakistan. unfortunately, he died less than a year after pakistan's creation and ever since then, pakistan has had a lot of difficulty with its political leaders and many feel he died too soon. if he lived a bit longer, perhaps the foundations of pakistan's democracy might have been stronger. host: that was in 1947. what happened that created pakistan? guest: well, it was a mess. and it was a mess from which the country really has never recovered, in a way. this was during the time of british rule in the subcontinent of india and the decision was made very quickly and very arbitrarily by the british colonial rulers to separate, to make a new country. they arbitrarily divided northern india into india and pakistan and in a matter of weeks you had literally millions of people fleeing in all directions. you had indians trying to rush south into what was going to be india and -- sorry, hindus and sikhs fleeing into what would be india and muslims fleeing north into what would be pakistan and there w
he's the father of pakistan. unfortunately, he died less than a year after pakistan's creation and ever since then, pakistan has had a lot of difficulty with its political leaders and many feel he died too soon. if he lived a bit longer, perhaps the foundations of pakistan's democracy might have been stronger. host: that was in 1947. what happened that created pakistan? guest: well, it was a mess. and it was a mess from which the country really has never recovered, in a way. this was during the...
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that the international community, pakistan government, nobody cares about the education of those children. one dollar per month child instead we're sending 9 $20,000 tomahawk cruise my siels when the cost of one we could build 50 schools and over a generation to educate 10,000 children. do you think that photo should be classified? get in trouble? okay. this is - we started putting up some schools because there was not any getting put up there this is the village, 24 young girls died in the rubble here and this is a girls high school. 7 of - bodies were unclaimed. there were several that died during the earthquake. most of them had not been claimed because they're parents were also killed in the earthquake. they wanted to build a memorial around the graves to remember the loss of life had not gone in vain for the girls high school. this is patka girls high school. also running other schools. don't have all the resources to put in buildings. this is in afghanistan and this is a ninth grade class. they're going to school in a russian, soviet, old armored personnel carrier. take a look insid
that the international community, pakistan government, nobody cares about the education of those children. one dollar per month child instead we're sending 9 $20,000 tomahawk cruise my siels when the cost of one we could build 50 schools and over a generation to educate 10,000 children. do you think that photo should be classified? get in trouble? okay. this is - we started putting up some schools because there was not any getting put up there this is the village, 24 young girls died in the...
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in pakistan. and in that camp, there are many kids that are previously were going to school and now they have no school and the cost to help them go would be about one month per month per child. fifth grader 20 bucks a year. first grader five bucks a year. they get their food in the back on the mess tenth and then on the left is an extreme place where people get indoctrined into a violent islam. because of international lack of help for those kids to get implicated these kids are here. there's another camp here. osama bin ladins first assistant. spent two-years in gann tan know bay in cuba and he's running large camp and just down that the united states, 212 mash units. what's going on is they're agenda is to get people to be dependent and indoctrinate the violent islam. unfortunately we're a nonprofit in the states if we go into the camps or talk with anybody there we're affiliating with a terrorist organization and shut down by the, irs so we created a viral incubator for terrorists similar to w
in pakistan. and in that camp, there are many kids that are previously were going to school and now they have no school and the cost to help them go would be about one month per month per child. fifth grader 20 bucks a year. first grader five bucks a year. they get their food in the back on the mess tenth and then on the left is an extreme place where people get indoctrined into a violent islam. because of international lack of help for those kids to get implicated these kids are here. there's...
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and i got back in october of 2001ened i was in pakistan around that very hard period called 911. after that the united states state department and embassy wanted to evacuate all united states citizens out of pakistan saying it's dangerous here but i had a lot of work to get done so. i called my wife and asked her what should i do and she said stay there with the people you love. finish up your work because you need to be over there right now. and when i was in pakistan after 911, everywhere i went i was touched by outpouring of empathy and hospitality. i remember a poor elderly widow that brought me five precious eggs and pushed them in my palm and said bring these back to the widows in new york suffering. this is all i have to share with them. i was invited for prayers of piecen the mosque and every whether i went people apologized even though they didn't have anything to do with it. finally it came time and i went back and when i got to corefa, hangele had passed away. i went to his grave and stood there look at his box in the ground and thought, how can i go on, this man had b
and i got back in october of 2001ened i was in pakistan around that very hard period called 911. after that the united states state department and embassy wanted to evacuate all united states citizens out of pakistan saying it's dangerous here but i had a lot of work to get done so. i called my wife and asked her what should i do and she said stay there with the people you love. finish up your work because you need to be over there right now. and when i was in pakistan after 911, everywhere i...
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pakistan's humiliating defeat in its 1971 war against east pakistan continues to haunt pakistan's predominantly punjabi military establishment. begun as a protest for rights and economy, it transformed into a war with india and created the independent nation of bangladesh. following the war against the soviet union in the 180s, pakistan used used the mujahided subsequently the taliban to settle o old scores, but pakistan's military continues to fear a direct confrontation with the pashtun tribes on its western border. this fear makes pakistan's relationship with the taliban convoluted and volatile and, perhaps, unreso far bl. -- unresolvable. making token attacks on those taliban that do not seven its interesting, although even in this pack stab's -- pakistan's commitment is not what it seems. while mostly reserving its high-tech weapons given to it by the united states for a potential war with india, pakistan's military sets the poorly-trained and poorly-equipped pashtun frontier corps against the punjabi taliban setting up their own pashtun-controlled punjabi taliban among the disillusioned y
pakistan's humiliating defeat in its 1971 war against east pakistan continues to haunt pakistan's predominantly punjabi military establishment. begun as a protest for rights and economy, it transformed into a war with india and created the independent nation of bangladesh. following the war against the soviet union in the 180s, pakistan used used the mujahided subsequently the taliban to settle o old scores, but pakistan's military continues to fear a direct confrontation with the pashtun...
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africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the school supplies and finally got to the village and the man was again there to greet me. he shook his head and said, chizle what the heck. not only had i come back, he said you've made two big mistakes. we don't start building before wintertime and if you really want to build school we're going to have to build a bridge first and i hadn't really thought about that. so i came back to america and raised 10,000 more dollars. and then i got back from tack stan and bridge got built and no school yet. i was 38 years old, die hard bachelor and all i could think was getting that school built. i went to a fund raise er the fair month in san francisco where my hero was speaking. it was getting late and people were nodding off and he was going on and on about the queens
africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the school supplies and finally got to the village and the man was again there to greet me. he shook his head and said, chizle what the heck. not only had i come back, he said you've made two big mistakes. we don't start building before wintertime and...
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agreement, transit trade across pakistan to india. this year, you never want to be optimistic but this year has seen potential breakthroughs in india, pakistan trade which would be obviously fundamental for pakistan when you are revolutionary for their economy and it would also be very, very valuable for afghanistan. from an infrastructure perspective, all of the roads and potential for rail, all of that is improving across the board. baselines were low but if we look at transit trade here in the north and now potentially in the central area, there is infrastructure going in the bridge the lead is going to allow ridge to flow. ultimately that is more of a political question but you can't do it without the infrastructure. so the question is can some of these projects like some of the energy projects proposed coming down from central asia, whether those can actually get underway. i believe this last trip, i was there a month ago and went to kabul and islamabad, right across and it was a very economically focused tripped and i met with b
agreement, transit trade across pakistan to india. this year, you never want to be optimistic but this year has seen potential breakthroughs in india, pakistan trade which would be obviously fundamental for pakistan when you are revolutionary for their economy and it would also be very, very valuable for afghanistan. from an infrastructure perspective, all of the roads and potential for rail, all of that is improving across the board. baselines were low but if we look at transit trade here in...
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and pakistan have never been smooth after the fallout from the u.s.s. nation of osama bin laden the state of the alliance has gone from bad to worse admiral mike mullen one of the most pro pakistan officials in washington has referred to the country as the epicenter of world terrorism but his most recent remarks have added fuel to the fire. choosing to use violent extremism as an instrument of policy the government of pakistan and most especially the pakistani army and. jeopardizes not only the prospect of our strategic partnership but pakistan's opportunity to be a respected nation with legitimate regional in floor in his speech to the senate mullen accused pakistan's intelligence agency isiah of colluding with kani insurgent groups the u.s. has long been aware of the fact that pakistan may be assisting insurgents but mall in statement is the first of its kind it's cost furious reactions in pakistan where authorities have denounced the claims and pointed to the country's own bosses and the war on terror thirty thousand pakistanis it is well known that
and pakistan have never been smooth after the fallout from the u.s.s. nation of osama bin laden the state of the alliance has gone from bad to worse admiral mike mullen one of the most pro pakistan officials in washington has referred to the country as the epicenter of world terrorism but his most recent remarks have added fuel to the fire. choosing to use violent extremism as an instrument of policy the government of pakistan and most especially the pakistani army and. jeopardizes not only the...
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what pakistan chooses to do and what happens in pakistan in fact can have more to do with determining the course of events in afghanistan than almost any other single thing. if out of this osama bin laden event pakistan now decides to really engage in a very different strategic relationship, if they go after the fatah, if they were to say we're expelling all foreign nationals who are here illegally, if they have a different i.s.i.-relationship with us, if they were to move to engage in a different kind of cooperative effort on the ground, that could significantly-- and i do mean significantly-- change the dynamic with the taliban, the possibilities of reconciliation, the possibilities of negotiation, and ultimately the numbers of troops that are in afghanistan. remember, no military leader of ours-- and i think no civilian person has said there is anything but a non-military solution to afghanistan. we have to have a political solution. >> schieffer: all right. >> and i think we have a better chance of getting that now. >> schieffer: senator, thank you so much. good luck on that missi
what pakistan chooses to do and what happens in pakistan in fact can have more to do with determining the course of events in afghanistan than almost any other single thing. if out of this osama bin laden event pakistan now decides to really engage in a very different strategic relationship, if they go after the fatah, if they were to say we're expelling all foreign nationals who are here illegally, if they have a different i.s.i.-relationship with us, if they were to move to engage in a...
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we could not have been as successful as we have been without the cooperation of the pakistan government, and so on a whole range of issues they've been an effective partner with us. what is also true is that our goal of being able to transition out of afghanistan and leave a stable government behind, one that is independent, one that is respectful of human rights, one that is democratic, that pakistan, i think, has been more ambivalent about some of our goals there and, you know, i think that they have hedged their bets in terms of what afghanistan would look like and part of hedging their bets is having interactions with some of the unsavory characters who they think might end up gaining power in afghanistan after coalition forces have left. what we've tried to persuade pakistan of is it is in their interest to have a stable afghanistan, that they should not be feeling threatened by a stable, independent afghanistan. we've tried to get conversations between afghans and pakistans going more effectively than they have been in the past, but we've still got more work to do and there is no
we could not have been as successful as we have been without the cooperation of the pakistan government, and so on a whole range of issues they've been an effective partner with us. what is also true is that our goal of being able to transition out of afghanistan and leave a stable government behind, one that is independent, one that is respectful of human rights, one that is democratic, that pakistan, i think, has been more ambivalent about some of our goals there and, you know, i think that...
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i've worked afghanistan and pakistan many years and i said we need to have a tribal council. i went to manhattan in the fall of 2005 and the big boss of the whole group, nancy shepherd and carlin coburn in publicity. we met in a little room and i stated my case and they said, this is your first book so you need to listen to a few things here. first of all only 12 percent of nonfiction books make a profit and 2/3 are pre chosen by the publisher. we'd like to put our marketing arm behind us but your having to fight tear riz m to this. since i grew up in africa and worked pakistan for many years you never settle a deal without driving a hard bargain so i said if the hard cover doesn't do well, i'd like the subtitle changed later on for the paper back. julia and our other board relently pounded away month after month. i was in pakistan of december of 2006 and there was a new editor on the book and they said they decided to change the title to one man's mission to promote peace. the hard cover didn't do that well. sold 20,000 copies. while the paper back came out on january 30th o
i've worked afghanistan and pakistan many years and i said we need to have a tribal council. i went to manhattan in the fall of 2005 and the big boss of the whole group, nancy shepherd and carlin coburn in publicity. we met in a little room and i stated my case and they said, this is your first book so you need to listen to a few things here. first of all only 12 percent of nonfiction books make a profit and 2/3 are pre chosen by the publisher. we'd like to put our marketing arm behind us but...
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we are. >> the pakistan government is willing to expand the relationship. is that in our interest to do so? >> it is. they have been a part of the northern resupply system. >> it is my understanding they have been negotiating to expand that capability. we would need some waivers from this committee to support and the security forces. there is a letter supporting that. >> if the secretary supports it, i would. we understand it is important. >> this is a critical area regarding afghanistan. i want to let the committee know that we are on the verge of a major breakthrough in terms of northern supply. the committee will need to come up with a consensus about how we can help the government. some waivers would be necessary. i think you are an ideal candidate for this job. most of the personnel -- when you want to reform retirement, count me in. i want to do it in a humane, and generous way. count me in. even though you serve and sacrifice, you have the ability to serve in retirement. we're not going to ask more they can give. change has to come. i think you're an
we are. >> the pakistan government is willing to expand the relationship. is that in our interest to do so? >> it is. they have been a part of the northern resupply system. >> it is my understanding they have been negotiating to expand that capability. we would need some waivers from this committee to support and the security forces. there is a letter supporting that. >> if the secretary supports it, i would. we understand it is important. >> this is a critical...
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pakistan because in pakistan the military has the absolute authority and if we see over the past two years. has sideline the civilian government we saw after bin ladin scaling. government of president zardari subordinated all the foreign policy today military and when it comes to the key and vital decision making about pakistan foreign policy is similar to you which just makes the shots not this unfortunately over the past decade and indeed since the inception of relationship between the two countries over the past five years the united states has on the pakistani military and doesn't has not helped in a significant way this of indian government and democracy in the country which is good for the for pakistan and also for security in the region and it's time to change to that policy and to continues engaging and continue to support this. civilian government and also this is a civil society in pakistan which are working for the progress of pakistan and add a hand to get a tough ally with the military establishment. and sit a clear carrot and stick policy and make it clear to the milita
pakistan because in pakistan the military has the absolute authority and if we see over the past two years. has sideline the civilian government we saw after bin ladin scaling. government of president zardari subordinated all the foreign policy today military and when it comes to the key and vital decision making about pakistan foreign policy is similar to you which just makes the shots not this unfortunately over the past decade and indeed since the inception of relationship between the two...
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we try to sign with pakistan a treaty on deportation we can do poor people back to pakistan who may threaten this country and that is something i discussed with those when i was there recently but also trying to reform in we had a very productive sort of meetings with council members and widespread support so it took more attention from the nationalists. >> the conclusions said and those who are completely rejecting those and my honorable friends and i think that is true so the prime minister of the house but to foster democracy also respect human rights in north africa i think there are bilateral actions we could take as the old and successful democracy that we should make of updating the foundation as we have discussed before. the biggest up is for the upn union to radically overhaul the program with assistance to the middle eastern neighbors and countries and frankly the program has been quite extensive but not successful to put into place the building blocks of democracy >> would it my friend agree although to build up democracy and long term but also improve security in the short term w
we try to sign with pakistan a treaty on deportation we can do poor people back to pakistan who may threaten this country and that is something i discussed with those when i was there recently but also trying to reform in we had a very productive sort of meetings with council members and widespread support so it took more attention from the nationalists. >> the conclusions said and those who are completely rejecting those and my honorable friends and i think that is true so the prime...
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the presence of our troops in afghanistan or should i say more properly on the afghanistan pakistan border is as much about maintaining the relative stability of pakistan and the relative stability of pakistan's nuclear arsenal as it is about reestablishing afghanistan as a relatively civilized country what's the best possible outcome here they've promised to withdraw troops by twenty fifteen is that likely will it be met and where will that leave the country it was an extraordinary statement by the president the united states saying to his enemies that whether he had won or not he would be withdrawing his troops can you imagine at the altar conference they are allies deciding that their announcement to hitler would be that by month x. or of year x. that they were to what the outcome they'd be withdrawing their troops i don't think so it was. just to the left the third go with the rest of it i don't personally see every american every professional realized soul leaving afghanistan between two thousand and fourteen two thousand and fifteen numbers will leave for school infrastructure
the presence of our troops in afghanistan or should i say more properly on the afghanistan pakistan border is as much about maintaining the relative stability of pakistan and the relative stability of pakistan's nuclear arsenal as it is about reestablishing afghanistan as a relatively civilized country what's the best possible outcome here they've promised to withdraw troops by twenty fifteen is that likely will it be met and where will that leave the country it was an extraordinary statement...
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in pakistan. and in that camp, there are many kids that are previously were going to school and now they have no school and the cost to help them go would be about one month per month per child. fifth grader 20 bucks a year. first
in pakistan. and in that camp, there are many kids that are previously were going to school and now they have no school and the cost to help them go would be about one month per month per child. fifth grader 20 bucks a year. first
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by pakistan. -- feels threatened by pakistan. it will not wind up that way in of absence ia some kind political resolution. they defend themselves going forward. you were right. this is a route excuse. i'm sure if you do hear different things. i do not think that they are necessarily contradictory. i think they are all parts of what is an incredibly complex situation. it is within the inches to be able to defend itself again both overt and covert challenges. finally, i think it is important for us to maybe take a step back and look at the other countries they have made investments in. there were differing historical reasons. you look at the decades of our investment in south korea. you look at the cruise co -- coups that took place. you look at the thousands of troops. this is a vibrant democracy. it is a very strong economy. can we the back and say we could have left in 1967. we will let them fend for themselves. they were in a dangerous neighborhood. it has been an american strategy to withstand
by pakistan. -- feels threatened by pakistan. it will not wind up that way in of absence ia some kind political resolution. they defend themselves going forward. you were right. this is a route excuse. i'm sure if you do hear different things. i do not think that they are necessarily contradictory. i think they are all parts of what is an incredibly complex situation. it is within the inches to be able to defend itself again both overt and covert challenges. finally, i think it is important for...
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>> with regard to pakistan? , anything that weighs in on the reconciliation, peace process, so we take advantage of this political space that has been created by the military success. >> mr. chairman, i am of the the you that in all of these of engagements in the 21st century, there are essentially teenager comes -- three major components, and the first is the security component. as time has shown, this is not enough. but security obviously has to be restored to a certain level before he can do anything else, but very quickly, in addition to security, as people transition to a different type of government and want more transparency in their lives, and a credit system, there has to be something else. there has to be reforms to meet the people plus expectations, for instance, governmental policies, role all, where corruption exists, as the attack, you need a judicial sources -- system that is functional, i need an economic tiller that shows the people there is an alternative to the way they were living before. our
>> with regard to pakistan? , anything that weighs in on the reconciliation, peace process, so we take advantage of this political space that has been created by the military success. >> mr. chairman, i am of the the you that in all of these of engagements in the 21st century, there are essentially teenager comes -- three major components, and the first is the security component. as time has shown, this is not enough. but security obviously has to be restored to a certain level...